Unit 5 Languages Around the World
Period 6 Assessing Your Progress & Project
Assessing Your Progress
Revision of words
Match the words with their definitions.
having all the characteristics or qualities that you expect
the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something
a society that is well organised and developed, used especially about a particular place or at a particular time
a way of considering something
a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem
describing someone’s country or place of birth
without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by
to be connected to, or to be about someone or something
attitude
classic
point of view
civilisation
despite
native
related to
struggle
Revision of words
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words and phrases.
1) He has a very bad ________ towards work.
2) I still enjoyed the weekend ________ the bad weather.
3) Both Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights are _______ pieces of work.
4) We managed to finish the work on time but it was a _______.
attitude
despite
classic
struggle
Revision of words
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words and phrases.
5) He spent most of his professional life outside his _______ Poland.
6) Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of human __________.
7) Light?industry?__?closely? _________ agriculture.?
8) From a medical _____________, there was no need for the operation.
native
civilisation
is? ? related?to?
point of view
Practice
Read the first part of a passage and find suitable words for the blanks.
Part I The first foreign language I ever learnt was French, but it didn’t go very well. My mother asked our neighbor to teach me when I was seven. French wasn’t his _______ language, but he used to live in France, so he could speak a little. However, ________ his help, I learnt very little French. I just didn’t feel that it _________ my daily life in any way, so I didn’t try. When I entered senior high school, my ________ towards language learning changed.
attitude classic point of view civilisation
despite native related to struggle
native
despite
related to
attitude
Practice
Read the first part of a passage and find suitable words for the blanks.
I had to learn Latin, which I’ve always been interested in because I want to study law. For this reason, learning Latin wasn’t a _________ for me like learning French. Soon I began to read _______ books in Latin. It certainly wasn’t easy, but I got to read lots of interesting stories about ancient ___________. Reading those books opened a window for me to another world and gave me a new ____________ on my own world.
attitude classic point of view civilisation
despite native related to struggle
struggle
classic
civilisation
point of view
Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns or adverbs.
Add a preposition where necessary.
Revision of structures
1. The woman wanted to find and thank the firefighter ______ rescued her from the fire .
2. Nineteen fifty-three was the year ______________ Xinhua Zidian, or the New Chinese Dictionary, first came out.
3. Bones ______________ symbols were carved, known as “oracle bones”, have contributed a lot to our understanding of China’s past.
who
when/in which
where/on which
Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns or adverbs.
Add a preposition where necessary.
Revision of structures
4. There are many reasons ______ English is so widely used around the world in the fields of science, business, and more.
5. Sign language is of great importance for people _________ are deaf or have poor hearing.
why
who/that
Practice
Read the second part of the passage and combine the words in the two boxes to complete the restrictive clauses.
Part II I became interested in learning more languages aside from English. Then I saw an advertisement that offered a wonderful summer course in German, and that was the __________ I decided to take on a new language. The ______________ we met for classes was quite small, but there was a whole world of language to explore. Our teacher was Mrs. Haus: a tall, thin, quiet, grey-haired lady.
building class day way someone
when in which where who that
day
building
when
where
Practice
Read the second part of the passage and combine the words in the two boxes to complete the restrictive clauses.
I’ll never forget the first _____________ she introduced herself to us. She never once raised her voice, but as soon as began to speak, the room fell silent. What was the reason? Because Mrs. Haus LOVED German language and culture-and everybody who was in her classes couldn’t help but love the language. And I realised what makes a good teacher. A good teacher is _____________ is in love with what she or he is teaching.
building class day way someone
when in which where who that
class
in which
someone
who
Thinking
Scan the two parts above again and answer the following questions.
1. How did the writer first become interested in learning languages?
2. Underline the ways that the writer used to learn foreign languages.
3. Have you ever used any of the methods in your languages learning?
Writing
Write a short description of your experiences in learning English.
You can refer to the outline below.
Introduction
How I felt when I started learning English
Funny experiences/mistakes in learning English
Learning methods that I used to learn English
Problems that I still have in learning English
Conclusion
How I hope to improve my English in the future
*Project: Create your own word bank
Studying
Study an English-English dictionary to help you create a word bank.
There are many different English-English dictionaries. Here is an entry from a commonly used dictionary.
demand /d??mɑ?nd/; /d??m?nd/
n. 1. [C] a firm request for something · a demand for equal pay
2. [pl.] (~ of sth) things required that are usually difficult and/or tiring · the demands of the new job 3 [U] the request of customers for goods or services · There is an increasing demand on English translators these days. IDM by popular demand; in demand; on demand
v. 1. to ask for something strongly · I demand to know what’s
going on. · The boss demanded that all workers arrive in time. 2. to need one’s effort, time, skill, etc. · Many sports demand speed and strength.
word
meaning
example
pronunciation
grammar
information
Creating
Choose the words that are most difficult/useful to you and put them into your word bank.
Step 1 Decide how to organize the words.
in alphabetical order: A, B, C, etc.
by group: all the words related to a certain topic, pronunciation, part of speech, etc.
by commonly confused words, such as “chicken/kitchen”, “diary/dairy
by memory devices: words that you have memorized together, such as words with the same roots, etc.
Creating
Step 2 Complete the entries.
English definitions
grammar information
one or two example sentences
Step 3 Illustrate them.
drawings
diagrams
tables
cartoons
Choose the words that are most difficult/useful to you and put them into your word bank.
Creating
1. Organize the words.
tongue
cab
calligraphy
2. Complete the entries.
tongue
cab
calligraphy
English definitions
one or two example sentences
n.
n.
n.
n. the soft part inside one’s mouth that we
use for speaking and eating
· The taste of the chocolate was still on her tongue.
n. a taxi
· I took a cab to the airport.
n. the art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes
· Chinese calligraphy has become an important part of Chinese culture.
by group: part of speech
3. Illustrate them.
drawings
Sharing
Work in pairs.
Exchange ideas with each other about how you made your word bank.
Then discuss how you are going to use it to help with your English study.
Goodbye!